J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by rustyinn

We are heading for Val d'Isere the week after that, we did the same week last year and conditions were good - little bit slushy at bottom later in the day, but you could avoid that by taking the funicular or gondola down.

Dave

Hedgie wrote:You certainly won't be able to take them on as carry on at Grenoble - there are signs up warning people you can't do it

Same at Chambery - boots as hand luggage area no-go (and Bristol to).

Dave

bald-eagleman wrote:Re solo skiing

I'm back into skiing after 34 years!! but my other half does'nt like it. What would be good would be a list of like minded people willing to share.

Maybe a specialist subject on solo skiers would be good

Dave

from a very unsnowy Devon

I'm just up the road from you in sunny (and frosty) Avon, also a solo skier much of the time. Always looking for others to hook up with for trips.

Dave

Always interested in teaming up with others as I usually gge away 4/5 weeks during the season, but a couple of those are solo as my mates are all timed out.

I'm a kean intermediate skier and pretty flexible as to departure and destinations.

Dave

factual wrote:How was skiing in Zell am See (and Kaprun?) in middle to late November, rustyinn?

This year we only got to ski Kaprun as Zell didn't open till the week after as the 'big' snow and low temperatures only arrived while we were there.

I alwasy enjoy my pre-season ski at kaprun, it's not the most exciting but it does get the legs in tune for the season even if it is very cold. If Zell is open it's much better as more variety and a wee bit warmer, but I think we just got lucky last year with very good early season conditions and they opened early, I don't think it's usually scheduled to open till about last week nov/1st week Dec.

Next year we are thjnking of having a change and heading for Hintertux as we keep hearing good things.

Dave

Road to Kaprun is not steep.

Dave

I've been on the road to Kaprun from both Salzburg & Munich in fairly heavy snow and as yet never had any problems, the winter tyres got me through fine. The roads are all pretty good , no steep gradients and well snow-ploughed.

But theres always a first...and you don't want to go sideways into a ditch.

Check with whoever your hiring the minibus from, several times with hire vehciles I've found that they already come with snow chains boxed up in the boot just in case. If there not issued as standard then I would have thought the hire company will have the correct size/type available for hire at a reasonable cost.

Enjoy Kaprun - conditions were great when i was there 3 weeks ago, should be even better now!

Dave

Just hope it's snowing in Flumserberg to - roll on Sunday!

Dave